Planting Onions for the End Times (and other veggies you can store)

Planting Onions for the End Times (and other veggies you can store)

Posted inGardening, Random Musings
When the nearby strip malls and shopping plazas are in flames, rioters tearing one another's hair out and stomping one another to death in the blood-and-covid19-soaked parking lot, my onions will be just about ready to harvest. Onions are easy to plant and grow, and depending on your growing zone, now is the time to plant. You want to aim for early spring, when the soil is no longer frozen and can be easily worked. We're talking a solid six weeks or so before you're plant your tomatoes and peppers, give or take. Onions require a pretty long growing season,…
Gardening at the End of the World

Gardening at the End of the World

Posted inGardening, Random Musings
Since fully immersing myself into the gardening hobby -- some would say obsession -- my primary focus has always been on growing food. Growing lots of stuff to eat. Producing. Not from any kind of necessity, but because good production is a nice, tangible result of your efforts. All that food, those jars of pickles, those hot sauces you share, the jars of salsa that are 17x better than store bought, all of that stuff is something you can see and touch and enjoy. To me, it's not much different than recording music at home or writing or painting. When…
Tips for getting beautiful front yard

Tips for getting beautiful front yard

Posted inContributed Posts, Gardening
Building a beautiful house is still a dream of many people. If you ever felt that something is missing in your wonderful house that can enhance the look of your house a little more. Then you must take care of your lawn and garden area. When comes to a beautiful house size does not matter, even a small house with a good front yard and correct placement where things should be will give you a pleasant and grand look. It can be difficult to maintain your home all year round, so it could be worth looking into lawn care tampa or…

Neat Freak: What A Clean Cut Garden Looks Like

Posted inContributed Posts, Gardening
Contributed Post More and more of us want less and less to do with a basic garden. We realize in this day and age that land is quickly being used up, so we’ve got to make the best with what we’ve got. Gardens don’t have to be boring and just the stereotypical long and green lawn types. They can be imaginative and offer us a place to come and think in quiet. We need to value more, what our gardens can do for us and achieve in design and style. Maybe you don’t want to create something too complex, you…
Winter Wind Down: Get The Garden Set For The Cold

Winter Wind Down: Get The Garden Set For The Cold

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Contributed Post The Fall rolling in hasn’t stopped people from having cookouts and enjoying those lighter evenings, but as the night draws in earlier and people are feeling the chill in the air more and more, it’s time to think about preparing the house - and the garden - for the frost ahead. Winter preparation for a house is pretty straightforward, because mostly it’s insulating the rooms and ensuring you’ve brought out the heavier winter drapes and adding the rugs to the hard floors. Your home is supposed to keep you feeling cosy and comfortable, even when a gale is…